Do you still have coins jingling in your pockets after that holiday buying spree? Are you thinking about spiffing up a new (or old) Windows PC or Mac soon with some brand new software? Then here’s some upbeat news for you. Software bargains are still available on various Web sites through various dates in January.

Adobe, Paragon, Bitdefender, and many other well known vendors are opting this year to keep going with their holiday price promotions beyond the pre-Christmas shopping season. The hot bargains cut across software categories that include photo and video editing, security tools, other sorts of system utilities, and more.

It’s true that some very sweet software deals will have bitten the dust by January 1. Still, though, other great offers are good through January 4, January 31, and a bunch of different dates in between. To help make sure you hit the right Web sites in time to cash in, here are some of the best bargains out there, organized by purchase deadlines.

January 3
Adobe is continuing its price breaks for photo and video editing buffs through January 3, 2012. On downloads of software for either Microsoft Windows or Apple Mac, you can get $100 off on Adobe Lightroom 3, for example, or $50 off on a bundle of Adobe Photoshop Elements 10 and Premiere Elements 10.

Elsewhere on the Web, also through the third of January, you can buy VMWare Fusion 4 — a package for running Windows apps alongside Mac apps on Apple’s OS X — for only $49.99.

January 11

January 11, on the other hand, is the last day for grabbing a 50 percent price cut on the Paragon Hard Disk Manager 11 Suite. The Windows-based software includes a highly rated partitioning management program capable of handling the Advanced Format used in contemporary solid state drives (SSDs) and high capacitiy hard disk drives (HDDs).

The Paragon suite also supports partition management and resizing for the NFS+ drives used in modern Macs. Other ingredients include backup and recovery and disk copying and migration tools. Use coupon code PMXMAS50 on Paragon’s Web site.

January 15

Through January 15, Windows and Mac users alike can get a 20 percent discount on Eltima’s Flash Optimizer, a product regularly priced at $99.95. In the event that you’re unfamiliar with this software, it’s designed to compress Flash movies and other elements of SWF files by as much as 70 percent without quality loss.

January 16

The purchase deadline is one day later for huge discounts on Bitdefender’s Internet security software for Windows.

Through January 16, “PC Lifetime Editions” are priced at $79.95 for Bitdefender Internet Security 2012 (a company-estimated savings of up to around $247) and $59.95 for Bitdefender Antivirus Plus 2012. For these special editions, you pay only once during the life of the PC, as opposed to signing up year after year for an ongoing series of annual subscriptions.

January 31

How about big savings on a new set of maintenance tools for your Windows PC? Until January 31, downloads of Iolo’s just released System Mechanic 10.7 are slated to be available for merely $24.95 — a discount of more than 50 percent — if you use coupon code TEN7.

The latest edition is touted as offering new tools for finding and fixing 50 percent more registry problems, as well for garnering advice in realtime from user experts and for quickly gauging the “total performance impact” of any specific program or service on your PC.

August 7

That’s right, August 7! This isn’t a typo. Just in case you’ve missed out on the January software bargains here, you might take comfort in the fact that you can still get discounts of 15 percent any time through August 7, 2012 on some of Xilisoft’s well regarded video editing and conversion software for PCs and Macs. Just use coupon code WOND-QN5X.

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Late December is traditionally the time of year to snap up a bargain in the post-Christmas sales, and there is no shortage of special deals to be found in the Downloadcrew Software Store. Take a browse through the store and you will find everything from security software to video editing tools — there really is something for everyone. With huge savings of up to 83 percent off some of the best software available, you’d better hurry because these offers expire on December 31, 2011.

For anyone looking to watch videos on their computer, CyberLink PowerDVD 11 Ultra is a versatile media player with support for a huge range of video formats and discs, including 3D formats. You can save 45 percent off the MSRP when you buy the software for just $45. Also from CyberLink is CyberLink PowerDirector 10 Ultra which you can buy for just $69.95, saving 30 percent off the MSRP. This powerful program can be used to edit video, including 3D formats, and it comes bundled with a free copy of CyberLink MediaEspresso 6.5 worth $39.95.

From the same company comes CyberLink PhotoDirector 2011, which you can buy for just $44.95 — a saving of $55 or55 percent. This is a high-end photo correction and image editing tool that includes most of the features found in the likes of Adobe Photoshop. You can buy the 2011 version of the software now and you will receive a free update to PhotoDirector 2012 — release ETA February 2012. If you’re feeling creative, you may also be interested in CyberLink Video & Photo Collection 1.0, which you can buy for $99.95, saving 33 percent.

Low-cost Security

We all know how important it is to keep our computers secure and with a massive 83 percent saving off AVG Anti-Virus 2012 [1-PC, 1-Year] which you can buy for just $6.95. AVG is a company famous for its security software and there are more titles available in the store. AVG Family Safety 2012 [3-PC, 1-Year] can be used to place restrictions on computer use to keep your children safe, and you can save 60 percent when you buy the software for just $7.95. Another security tool from the same company is AVG Internet Security 2012 [4-PC, 1-Year] which you can buy for just $19.95 (a saving of 64 percent off the normal MSRP). AVG isn’t just about security. AVG PC Tuneup 2012 [1-PC, 1-Year] is available for just $11.99 (saving you 66 percent off the usual price of $34.99) and can be used to boost the performance of your computer in a few easy steps.

If performance boosting is what you’re after, you can save 62 percent off the MSRP of TuneUp Utilities 2012 [3-PC, 1-Year] when you buy it for just $18.95. The program lets you optimize, and customize your computer as well as freeing up space and fixing problems for you — and it can be installed on up to three computers. If you need to improve the performance of more computers, look no further than TuneUp Utilities Business Edition 2012 [5-PC, 1-Year] which you can buy for just $34.95, saving you 58 percent off the MSRP.

The Downloadcrew Software Store is home to even more system tweaking tools, including IObit Advanced SystemCare PRO 5 [1-PC, 1-Year], which is available at the discounted price of $7.95 – a saving of 60 percent. This app can be used to take care of your registry, improve your computer’s boot time and much, much more. You may also be interested in Auslogics Boostspeed 5 [3-PC, 1-Year]which can be used to boost startup times, remove the junk from your hard drives, improve security and more. You can save a massive 70% when you buy the software for just $35. Other performance improving software worth checking out includes O&O Defrag 15 Professional which is available for just $14.50 (that’s half price!). From the same company there is also O&O DiskImage 6 Professional which can be used to create a comprehensive backup of your computer and is available at 50% of the MSRP for just $14.50.

More Discounts Through December

Returning to the security theme, you can keep your computer free from unwanted infections using Emsisoft Anti-Malware 6 [1-PC, 1-Year]. This powerful antivirus and anti-spyware tool is available for just $9.95, saving you a colossal 75 percent off the MSRP. Emsisoft also produce Emsisoft Online Armor Premium Firewall 5 [1-PC, 1-Year]and you can also save 75 percent off this program when you buy it for just $9.95. If you’re looking for a security suite, you may be interested in Kaspersky Internet Security 2012 [3-PC, 1-Year]which can be used to protect up to three computers and is available for just $29.95, saving you 63 percent off the MSRP. If you just want an antivirus tool, look no further than Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2012 [1-PC, 1-Year] which will keep your computer safe for just $19.95, saving you 60 percent off the MSRP.

Continuing the discounts on security software, you can save a gigantic 74 percent off Bitdefender Internet Security 2012 [1-PC, 1-Year] when you buy the powerful suite for just $12.99. Also available is Bitdefender Antivirus Plus 2012 [1-PC, 1-Year] which can be used to keep your computer free from viruses for the ultra-low price of $6.95 — this is a huge 72 percent saving when compared to the usual selling price of £24.95.

Rounding off the highlighted discounted are a series of programs from MAGIX, starting with MAGIX Xara Web Designer 7 Premium. You can save 10 percent off the MSRP when you buy the software for $44.99, and you are then ready to set about creating a professional looking web site without the need to type a single line of HTML. Other creative ventures can be tackled in MAGIX Xara Photo & Graphic Designer 7, which is available at a 50 percent discount for just $44.50 and includes everything you need to not only editing your photos, but also create vector images and illustrations from scratch. If you want to get a little musical, you can save $40, or 40 percent off MAGIX Music Maker MX Premiumwhen you purchase this powerful music creation tool for just $59.99. Also from MAGIX is MAGIX Movie Edit Pro MX Plus which is available at the discounted price of $59.99, saving your 10 percent.

Don’t forget that these prices are only valid until the end of December, days away, so grab them while you can. These are just some of the highlights to be found on special offer — to browse through other bargains, pay a visit to the Downloadcrew Software Store.

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